AK STEEL: Study Portion of New Miami RI/FS to be Completed 2011

AK Steel Holding Corporation says the study portion of a Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study (RI/FS) regarding the former Hamilton Plant in New Miami, Ohio, is projected to be completed in 2011 pending approval of investigation results.

On July 27, 2001,…

AK STEEL: Unit Accrues $1.1MM for Cost of Mansfield Remediation

AK Steel Holding Corporation’s AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel) subsidiary currently has accrued about US$1.1 million for the projected cost of the study at Mansfield Works.

On Sept. 30, 1998, AK Steel’s predecessor, Armco Inc., received an order from the U.S.…

AK STEEL: Still Subject to NOVs on Breaches at Ashland Facility

AK Steel Holding Corporation is subject to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Notices of Violation on alleged breaches at subsidiary AK Steel Corporation’s (AK Steel) Ashland Works.

On July 23, 2007 and on Dec. 9, 2008, the EPA issued NOVs with…

AK STEEL: Unit Still Facing EPA’s Lawsuit on PCBs in Ohio Court

AK Steel Holding Corporation’s AK Steel Corporation subsidiary is still facing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s lawsuit regarding polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) contamination.

On June 29, 2000, the United States filed a complaint on behalf of the EPA against AK Steel in…

AK STEEL: Monroe’s Case on Breaches at Middletown Works Ongoing

AK Steel Holding Corporation says the City of Monroe, Ohio’s environmental litigation regarding alleged violations at the Middletown Works is ongoing.

On Jan. 28, 2009, the City of Monroe filed an action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District…

AK STEEL: Unit Accrues $21.8MM Envt’l. Liabilities at March 31

AK Steel Holding Corporation’s AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel) subsidiary accrued environmental liabilities of US$21.8 million as of March 31, 2011, compared with US$20.4 million as of Dec. 31, 2010.

Non-accrued environmental liabilities amounted to US$37.3 million as of March 31,…

AK STEEL: Accrues $2.2MM for Expense at Closed Hillside Landfill

AK Steel Holding Corporation has accrued US$$2.2 million for anticipated environmental expenses associated with the closed Hillside Landfill at the former Ambridge Works.

Company unit AK Steel Holding Corporation (AK Steel) has been negotiating with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection…